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Demo Leaders Pass Up Chance to Force House Vote on Rights
Washington report notes Democratic leaders rejected a Calendar Wednesday tactic to force floor action on the civil rights bill. House adjourned 214 to 166 delaying action to January as Rules Committee and leadership face pressure from Republicans and the discharge petition. Rep Curtis and others defend or attack the move highlighting political maneuvering in the civil rights debate.
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House
Washington
House of Representatives
House Rules Committee
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Agriculture
Harold D. Cooley
Dm.c
Howard Smith
Virginia
Rules Committee
Thomas Curtis
Rmo
H. Allen Smith
Pasadena
Johnson
Clark MacGregor
Rminn